Han tiet under møtet.

Tiet is the past-tense form of å tie, which means to keep silent, to say nothing, or to remain silent.

So Han tiet under møtet means that he did not speak during the meeting. It is a bit stronger and more specific than just saying he was quiet; it suggests actual silence.

Yes, but in this sentence under means during, not physically beneath something.

With events or periods of time, Norwegian under often means during:

• under møtet = during the meeting
• under krigen = during the war
• under middagen = during dinner

So this is a very normal use of under.

Because møtet is the definite singular form of møte.

The noun is:

• et møte = a meeting
• møtet = the meeting

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually added to the end of the noun as a suffix. So møtet already includes the idea of the, and you do not need a separate word for it.

The sentence follows normal Norwegian main-clause word order:

• Han = subject
• tiet = verb
• under møtet = time phrase / prepositional phrase

So it is built like:

Subject + verb + adverbial

That is very similar to English:

• He kept silent during the meeting.

Yes. That would also be natural.

There is a small nuance:

• Han var stille under møtet = He was quiet during the meeting
• Han tiet under møtet = He kept silent during the meeting

Var stille describes his state more generally. Tiet focuses more directly on the fact that he did not speak.

In many situations, both would work, but tiet can sound a little more deliberate or slightly more literary.

The infinitive is å tie.

Useful forms:

• å tie = to keep silent
• tier = keeps silent / is silent
• tiet = kept silent
• har tiet = has kept silent

Examples:

• Han tier nå. = He is keeping silent now.
• Han tiet under møtet. = He kept silent during the meeting.
• Han har tiet lenge. = He has kept silent for a long time.

No. It can be used without an object, just like in this sentence.

• Han tiet. = He kept silent.

But you can also add what someone is being silent about:

• Han tiet om saken. = He kept silent about the matter.
• Hun tiet om det under møtet. = She said nothing about it during the meeting.

So the verb works fine on its own, but it can also take extra information.

It is a normal Norwegian word, but it can sound a little more formal, written, or literary than some everyday alternatives.

In casual speech, people might often say:

• Han sa ingenting under møtet. = He said nothing during the meeting.
• Han var stille under møtet. = He was quiet during the meeting.

So tiet is absolutely correct and natural, but it is not always the most conversational choice.

Yes. You can say:

Under møtet tiet han.

That is also correct, but when you move something to the front in a Norwegian main clause, the verb still has to stay in second position. That is why it becomes:

• Under møtet tiet han.

and not

• Under møtet han tiet.

This is a very important Norwegian word-order rule.